Adventures in Heaven (novel) Zhang Baotong

Because the rice seedlings in the seedling field can only grow in a few days, there is no need to rush the work in the field. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info According to the speed of normal farmers, I can plow one acre of land a day, but I only plow half an acre a day, and Yilan will not let me work anymore. At this point, I can walk around or sit by the river and fish. Yilan said that I am weak and weak, and my yin qi is heavier, and eating stewed fresh ice fish is the most nourishing. So, I finish my work early every day and sit by the river to fish. In the spring, the temperature is getting warmer, and the icefish are easy to eat, and we can catch a dozen or so in a while, enough for Yilan and I to eat all day. I don't know if it was the nourishing effect of the stewed ice fish, or the role of participating in the field work, or the care and companionship of a woman, my body quickly became stronger, and my complexion and spirit were much better. Ilan was happy about this, but she was also worried, afraid that I would leave her as soon as I was well. She said, "Childe, you have to remember, don't lose your memory as soon as you are well." Even though there are thousands of good things outside, they are not as good as at home. I said, "What my sister-in-law said is pertinent, and Longhua will never forget it." ”

The seedlings in the seedling field quickly grew and were planted in the field. At this point, the main farm work of spring planting is over. The next farm work is weeding in the fields. And then my heart began to stir again. It was at this time that the king's death took place. The king sent Pegasus into the palace that afternoon. Entering the palace, the king was lying in the bedroom in the middle of the lake, and Ying'er was sitting on the edge of the bed and waiting for him.

Seeing me coming, Ying'er immediately got up, whispered "Childe", and quietly walked out. Seeing that the left side of the king's chest was bandaged with a cloth bandage, I didn't care about worshipping, so I walked to the bedside and asked, "How is your majesty's injury?" The king sighed and said, "Only a little flesh and skin." If it weren't for Ukkel's protection, I'm afraid my life would have been lost. As he spoke, tears welled up in his eyes. I comforted and said, "Your Majesty will not die in a great disaster, and there will be heavenly help, this is a blessing, why should you be sad and weeping?" When the king heard this, he could not help but weep bitterly, and said, "Ukr fought with all his might to save me from suffering, and only then did he save me from death, but he himself died tragically by the sword of the thief." ”

I asked, "Your Majesty, can you tell me more about what happened?" The king wiped his eyes and sighed, "Early this morning, Uker and I went to Sparrow Ridge for a private visit to find the wife of the former imperial physician to secretly investigate the poisoning of my father. On the way back, when I walked to the side of the Hanxi Bridge, I found that the wooden plank bridge no longer existed. I wondered: when I came, the plank bridge was fine, only an hour or two of work, and there were no floods and torrents, why was the bridge gone? Just as I and Ukr dismounted, I saw two masked men suddenly emerge from the grass by the bridge of the stream. It was only then that I realized that someone was going to assassinate me, so I drew my sword against Uker. I usually practice swordsmanship and martial arts, and I have never dropped out, so my swordsmanship is not below ordinary people. However, the big thief was a skilled and fierce swordman, and after only a few rounds, I felt exhausted and tried to escape, but the plank bridge in front of me had been dismantled, and the road behind me was blocked by the thieves, so that I had no way to escape. But the thief became more and more courageous, making it difficult for me to resist. However, after a while, due to lack of strength, my movements were a little slow, and I was slashed in the chest by the thief's sword. I cried out, and Uker saw that I had been struck by a thief, and swung his sword at the thief. The thief flashed, and then, swinging his sword, slashed at me again, but was fortunately stopped by Uker. At this time, Uker fought with the two thieves alone, and did not let the big thief come and entangle with me, and shouted loudly Your Majesty to get on the horse and flee quickly. I took the opportunity to jump on the horse, slapped the horse's back hard, and the horse flew over the four or five meters wide ravine, and quickly went straight to the Taocun Mansion. As soon as I arrived at the Taocun Mansion, I quickly sent Yunbu to Hanxi Bridge and was escorted back to the palace by the owner of Bezhuang. Later Yunbu reported that by the time he arrived at the Hanxi Bridge, Uker had already been stabbed by several swords and had already died of anger. ”

When the king said this, he wiped his tears from his tears until his emotions had calmed down, and then he said, "I invite the prince into the palace to ask him to investigate the case carefully, so that the two thieves can be captured and killed." "When I heard that the king wanted me to investigate the case, I could not help but feel a little chill in my heart. It was because the king wanted to investigate the case for his father that he was almost killed several times. If I were to get involved in this case and be victimized, who would defend me? I have been in Heaven for several months, and I know that the people of Heaven have enough food and clothing, live in harmony, and do not close their doors and leave no stone unturned, how can anyone go out and become thieves and kill people on the road? Obviously, this interception is the same as the last masked interception in the Yunshan Valley, they are all aimed at the king, and they are also in the process of the king's secret investigation of the murder of his father. In this way, it is not difficult to deduce who the thief is. However, I really don't want to get involved in this intricate palace enmity and right and wrong. Especially that time, in order to shirk his responsibility, when Ying'er and the princess revealed the secret of me and the queen mother, I am still indignant. Therefore, I said, "Longhua has been away from the palace for a long time, quietly focusing on academics, and has long put aside the affairs of the palace and the affairs of right and wrong. Moreover, this case is very important, even if the facts of the case are verified and the truth is revealed, if the Queen Mother does not care about the punishment of the crime, what can Your Majesty do? Shu Longhua can't help. ”

The king was silent for a long time, and then said, "Childe means that this interception and murder was carried out by the captain?" I said, "Your Majesty must know this better than Long Hua." The king nodded lightly, and then said fiercely, "When I regain the throne one day, I will put the captain to death." Then the king said, "Perhaps this matter was plotted by the Captain, but it must be investigated and confirmed, so I still need the help of my son to find out his conspiracy and deeds, so that Your Majesty will be able to rectify and punish him." I asked, "If this matter is really done by the Captain, how can Your Majesty rectify and punish it?" The king said, "I will convene the whole council, make the guilt of the lieutenant public, and coerce the queen mother to execute the lieutenant with public power." I said, "Your Majesty no." Even if the facts are conclusive, the Queen Mother may not be able to punish the lieutenant severely. Last time, Du Wei wanted to poison His Majesty with poisonous wine, and the Queen Mother only locked Du Wei up in Ziwei Yuan for a few days, thinking that she would deal with it. The king felt that my words were reasonable, and he asked me, "What does the prince mean?" I couldn't think of a good solution, so I said, "It's not too late to make a conclusion when I find out the facts of the case in secret." ”

Out of the palace, I saw Beze walking from the curved bridge towards Huxinyuan. He happened to see me, too. So, we hurriedly greeted each other and walked to the middle of the curved bridge and bowed with our fists. Don Ze said, "When the son became a father, he lived in the school village and closed his door, so that his brother couldn't see him even if he wanted to." I said, "Since Brother Be's role as the owner of Peach Village, the affairs are complicated and the burden is on his shoulders, Longhua wants to talk to Brother Be, but he doesn't dare to disturb." Don't say, "Childe is serious, not busy with his brother, but Childe focuses on academics and forgets everything." I heard that Gongzi compiled "The History of the Han Dynasty" and "The Story of the Heavens", which are very interesting, and I don't know when I can borrow them and read them. I said, "There is now a set of this book for the scholars and the Majesty, and if you want to read it, you can borrow it from Your Majesty." When I saw that Beze was carrying a long sword, I was surprised, because only the palace guards could enter the palace with a sword, so I asked, "Brother Be, is he transferred to the palace?" "Don't say, "Uker is dead, and there is no one around Your Majesty, so I want my brother to temporarily protect him." As soon as I heard this, I said, "Even so, Brother Lao Be's brother will now go to the duty office to find out all the records of entering and leaving the palace in the past two days. "Because I think it's better for him to do it than I do. But Beze said, "The guard on duty said that only His Majesty and Uker were out of the palace today. I said, "Is the lieutenant out of the palace?" "Don't say," Xuan Yuan said that only His Majesty and Uker went out of the palace, and no one else left the palace. Then I asked, "Does anyone know that the king and Ukkel are out of the palace?" Beze shook his head and said, "I don't know." I couldn't help but wonder a little, "Since no one left the palace, and no one knew the king's whereabouts in advance, how could there be an interception and killing?" "Could it be a thief outside the palace?" I said, "Absolutely not, it must have been done by thieves in the palace." Don't be puzzled and said, "Since no one left the palace, why can it be suspected that it was a thief in the palace?" ”

Yes, this question also puzzles me. The palace was separated on all sides by a deep ditch, and no one could leap over it. So, what's the problem? So, after dinner, with this question in mind, I walked along the walls of the palace from north to south. At this time, it was dark and the moon had not yet appeared. The mist on the icy lake had crossed the palace wall in the twilight, and a cool air spread with it. Although the southeast wind has already blown through the heavens, the temperature is still cold because it is far away from Rehe. The palace was built on a high slope between a sloping area and a glacial lake. The high slope is high in the north and gentle in the south. At the top of the slope is the main hall of the royal palace, and the edge of the low-lying backyard is the shore of a glacial lake.

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